Up to 70% is expected to reach occupancy rates in the hotels of Paphos district during the Holy Spirit - Flood weekend, according to the Paphos Hoteliers Association.
Pafos Hotel Association president Thanos Michaelides told CNA that there is availability in all Pafos hotels, adding that Cypriot tourists can choose from three, four and five star hotels or other tourist accommodation in Pafos villages.
There is availability, he said, and there are special rates for Cypriots, noting that occupancy rates for the three-day period are expected to reach around 70 per cent. He also pointed out that many Cypriots have not booked for the weekend, there is interest, they call but because Cypriots book at the last minute they wait a week in advance to plan their holidays for the Holy Spirit weekend.
Asked about the occupancy rates for June, Mr. Michaelides said that they are expected to be around 60%-65%, adding that May's occupancy rates reached 55%.
Regarding the Subsidy Plan for domestic tourism from the Ministry of Tourism, the president of the Paphos Hoteliers Association said that the Plan exists and people are using it. However, he observed that the gap left behind by the markets from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus cannot be filled. Unfortunately, he added, these markets have been lost for this year, adding that there will be some small coverage of this market but it will not be complete.
He also pointed out that Paphos will focus on all other markets such as Germany, Poland, France, noting that in order to limit the gap left by the Russian market and to limit the dependence on the British market, everyone is trying to develop new markets so that there is a better chance to limit the problem with the Russian market.
Regarding the issue of the difficulty in finding hotel staff, Michaelides said that some efforts have been made but it is a time-consuming process. He added that no staff has yet come from abroad and that some of the hotels are in the process of bringing in manpower. He said the first staff from abroad is expected to work in early or mid-June.
It is noted that all the hotels in Paphos are operating.
Source: KYPE
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